US Attorney, FBI open criminal probe of Herbalife: report

The Los Angeles-based multi-level marketer is the subject of a criminal investigation by Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara and the FBI, according to a report on Friday.

The report did not specify what the focus of the investigation is — but sources close to the situation told The Post that the lead generation and marketing businesses that top Herbalife distributors have been running are one area of interest."